BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: April 12

Born on this Day

Name	Description	Year	Place
ANDERSON, BRINT	g/TOMATO REC	1954	NATCHEZ, MS
ANDERSON, MILLER	g/KEEF HARTLEY	1945	JOHNSTON, SCOTLAND
DADDY STOVEPIPE [JOHNNY WATSON]	stovep	1867	MOBILE, AL
DAVENPORT, ETHEL	v/gospel/SPECIALTY	1910	MIDDLEBURG, FL
DODDS, JOHNNY	cl/BLIND BLAKE	1892	NEW ORLEANS, LA
HANCOCK, HERBIE	p/keyb	1940	CHICAGO, IL
KAY, JOHN	v/STEPPENWOLF	1944	TORONTO, ONTARIO
LEE, BOB	v	1930	TUSCALOOSA, AL
MCMAHON, ANDREW "BLUEBLOOD"	b	1926	DELHI, LA
NICHOLSON, J. D.	p	1917	MONROE, LA
OSTER, HARRY	founder: FOLKLYRIC REC	1923	CAMBRIDGE, MA
PERNELL, WILLIE	of ARCHIE BELL/DRELLS	1945	HOUSTON, TX
RABSON, ANNE	p/SAFFIRE/ALLIGATOR REC	1945	NEW YORK CITY, NY
ROBINSON, A. C. REV.	gospel	1915	BRENHAM, TX
SHAKEY JAKE	hca/MAGIC SAM	1921	EARLE, AR
TAYLOR, HOUND DOG	g	1915	NATCHEZ, MS
VAUGHN, BILLY	arr/prod/DOT REC	1919	GLASGOW, KY
ZIEGLER, JOHN LEE	g	1929	KATHLEEN, GA

Died on this Day

Name	Description	Year	Place	Age
BAILEY, BUSTER	cl/BESSIE SMITH	1967	BROOKLYN, NY	64
BAKER, JOSEPHINE	v/dancer	1975	PARIS, FRANCE	68
BUCKNER, TED	asax/TODD RHODES	1976	DETROIT, MI	62
CHARITY, PERNELL	g/TRIX REC	1979	WAVERLY, VA	58
FULBRIGHT, J. R.	prod/owner: ELKO REC	1970	LOS ANGELES, CA	70
GALLO, LEE A. C. JR.	owner: VITA REC	1960	NY	33
HOFFMAN, ABBIE		1989	NEW HOPE, PA	52
KELLY, WYNTON	p	1971	TORONTO, ONTARIO	39
LOUIS, JOE	boxer	1981	LAS VEGAS, NV	66
MACON, Q. T.	g/PULSAR REC	1994	E. ST. LOUIS, IL	60
MEDWICK, JOE	g/songw/DUKE REC	1992	HOUSTON, TX	61
MELROSE, LESTER	prod/a&r;/BLUEBIRD REC	1968	FL	77
MILLS, HERBERT	of THE MILLS BROS	1989	LAS VEGAS, NV	77
NICHOLS, HERBIE	p	1963	NEW YORK CITY, NY	43
ROBINSON, SUGAR RAY	boxer	1989	CULVER CITY, CA	67
ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D.	president	1945	WARM SPRINGS, GA	63